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Once again everyone is hyperventilating over "secret" moves to trade oil in currencies other than the US dollar. Please consider The Demise of the Dollar by Robert Fisk.  “In

Even as the market has recovered from this morning’s gap lower, option activity remains defensive. For the second consecutive day, the overall put-call ratio is running around 1.25. This compar

One of the fun aspects of writing a blog and communicating with investors is the opportunity to answer questions. Some questions are very sophisticated, while others are basic. It's those basic quest

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